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2018 black movies, black celebrities, black girl magic, black hollywood, black movies, if beale street could talk, new york film critics circle awards, regina hall, regina king, support the girls - November 30, 2018

The New York Film Critics Circle Names Two Reginas—King and Hall—Best Actresses

As Prince once sagely said, all the critics love you in New York—that is, if your name is Regina. That’s the case for 2018, when Regina Hall and Regina King garnered acting accolades from the New York Film Critics Circle.

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black celebrities, black hollywood, black movies, cuba, donald glover, guava island, hiro murai, rihanna - November 26, 2018

A 1st Peek at Donald Glover and Rihanna's Film Is Here (Squint or You Might Miss It)

Big things often come from small beginnings or so we’ve been told. So we were happy to pull out our magnifying glasses to check out the much-discussed trailer for Guava Island, which co-stars Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino), and Rihanna.

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black celebrities, black girl magic, black hollywood, black movies, taraji p henson, what men want, what women want - November 23, 2018

Taraji P. Henson Puts a Welcome New Spin on an Old Plot in What Men Want

What do men want? Hell if I know (though I have my suspicions), but Taraji P. Henson’s going to help us find out in What Men Want, due for release on February 8, 2019, with a new extended trailer out Friday.

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black celebrities, black excellence, black movies, cheo hodari coker, creed 2, creed ii, michael b jordan, omari hardwick, red carpet style, ryan coogler, steven caple, sylvester stallone, tessa thompson, the root 100 - November 15, 2018

Knockouts: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and More Kill It at the Creed II Premiere

Black excellence was once again on display last night in New York City. And while the cast of Creed II was conspicuously missing its prequel’s writer and director, Ryan Coogler, sequel writer (and Root 100 honoree) Cheo Hodari Coker was on hand, as was sequel director Steven Caple, Jr.

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ava duvernay, black hollywood, black movies, black music, documentaries, netflix, paisley park, prince, the beautiful ones - October 30, 2018

A Prince Documentary Is in the Works at Netflix—with Ava DuVernay at the Helm

“Black excellence” is a phrase oft-used at The Root, but we’re not sure it’s quite adequate to describe this news: In the midst of completing her highly anticipated drama for Netflix, The Central Park Five, Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay is also in production on another documentary for the…

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black celebrities, black films, black hollywood, black movies, kevin hart, malcolm d lee, night school, tiffany haddish, will packer - September 20, 2018

Night School: The Urbanworld Film Festival Launches With a Lesson in Black Creativity

The thrill is far from gone. In its 22nd year, the Urbanworld Film Festival started strong with a screening of the upcoming comedy Night School, starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish and directed by Girls Trip hit-maker Malcolm D. Lee.

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barry jenkins, black filmmakers, black films, black movies, if beale street could talk, if beale street could talk movie, james baldwin, movies, regina king - September 20, 2018

Watch: Barry Jenkins' Official Trailer for If Beale Street Could Talk Does James Baldwin Proud

“Trust love, all the way.” Those are the final words of Barry Jenkins’ full-length trailer for his adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, which was released by Annapurna pictures on Thursday morning.

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Black Movies, Coming to America, Entertainment, Kickstarter, Magic Johnson Theater, Mark Luckie, Soul Food, Souled Out Cinema, South Central, Video, Waiting To Exhale - November 02, 2016

Old school black movies coming back to a theater near you

You know that feeling you get when you watch classic black movies from the 80s, 90s and 2000s? Media innovator and tech wiz Mark Luckie wants to bring those movies and that feeling back to the theaters - with some soul food on the menu...

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Black Movies, Film, Hollywood, institutional racism in Hollywood, News Video, Racism in Hollywood - April 07, 2016